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Daniel L. Grooms, Williamston, MI US
James Grooms, Fairfield Township, OH US
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| 20100163601 | FRICTION WELD VIBRATION QUALITY MONITORING SYSTEM - Friction welding systems and methods including a welding arrangement configured to impart kinetic friction between at least one surface of a first workpiece and at least one surface of a second workpiece to form a weld, a force providing mechanism arranged and disposed for applying a force to one or both of the first workpiece and the second workpiece, and a sensor arranged and disposed to measure a parameter of the welding arrangement, wherein an amount of vibration is determinable from the measured parameter. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20120012241 | FRICTION WELD VIBRATION QUALITY MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHODS - Friction welding systems and methods including a welding arrangement configured to impart kinetic friction between at least one surface of a first workpiece and at least one surface of a second workpiece to form a weld, a force providing mechanism arranged and disposed for applying a force to one or both of the first workpiece and the second workpiece, and a sensor arranged and disposed to measure a parameter of the welding arrangement, wherein an amount of vibration is determinable from the measured parameter. | 01-19-2012 |
James Hamilton Grooms, Fairfield Township, OH US
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| 20100212422 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRE-SPINNING ROTOR FORGINGS - A method and system for relieving forging induced residual stresses in a rotor forging balances a pre-spin machine with the forging mounted thereon at a first rotational speed and then pre-spins the forging with it mounted on the machine at a substantially greater second rotational speed. A one per rev sensor is used for determining a weight placement angle and a vibration sensor is used for determining an amount of weight to add to a spinning assembly including the forging during the balancing. High-density non-metallic balance weights adhesively attached on an inside surface of the forging or spinning assembly may be used. The rotational inertia of the spinning assembly may be checked during a spin up period by determining a rate of rotational acceleration vs. torque applied to the spinning assembly and used to stop the pre-spinning if it is to great. | 08-26-2010 |
Jamie M. Grooms, Alachua, FL US
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| 20120004660 | Multi-component cortical bone assembled implant - An implant composed substantially of cortical bone is provided for use in cervical Smith-Robinson vertebral fusion procedures. The implant is derived from allograft or autograft cortical bone sources, is machined to form a symmetrically or asymmetrically shaped (e.g. a substantially “D”-shaped) implant having a canal running therethrough according to methods of this invention, and inserted into the space between adjacent cervical vertebrae to provide support and induce fusion of the adjacent vertebrae. Osteogenic, osteoinductive or osteoconductive materials may be packed into the canal of the implant to expedite vertebral fusion and to allow autologous bony ingrowth. | 01-05-2012 |
Jason C. Grooms, St. Petersburg, FL US
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| 20080285250 | PACKAGING ASSEMBLY FOR AN OPTICAL CHIP IN A GYROSCOPIC UNIT - A structural packaging assembly to support a multi-function optic chip or the like is mountable in a gyroscopic unit. An example assembly includes a housing mounted to a mounting plate. The chip is located in the housing, which in turn is coupled to a mounting plate. The housing may have a prescribed section modulus capable of sufficiently withstanding applied vibrations within a predefined vibrational range, such as a vibrational range at or below about 3500 Hz. The structural packaging assembly utilizes a mounting system with mounting feet that clamp to dowels, which in turn have been press fit into the mounting plate. In one embodiment, the mounting feet take the form of “C” clamp mechanisms, which after being clamped to the dowels, allow for resonance dampening between the housing and the mounting plate. | 11-20-2008 |
John Grooms, Cincinnati, OH US
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| 20110071916 | VIRTUAL RELEASE PARTY - A method, apparatus and program product provide a mechanism for distributing recorded content whereby content is sold through a limited channel known as a virtual release party, and a user receives a commission for referring a purchaser to a website that sells the content. The user submits an identifier associated with the referring entity to the website when purchasing the content. The referring entity is thus credited automatically with the purchase of the content. | 03-24-2011 |
John M. Grooms, Rochester, IN US
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| 20100065131 | Vacuum Sewage System with Wireless Alarm - A vacuum sewage system is provided having a sump pit ( | 03-18-2010 |
Neal Grooms, Simpsonville, SC US
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| 20090019854 | APPARATUS/METHOD FOR COOLING COMBUSTION CHAMBER/VENTURI IN A LOW NOx COMBUSTOR - A dry low nitric oxides (NOx) emissions combustor includes a premixing chamber for mixing fuel and cooling gas and a combustion chamber positioned downstream of the premixing chamber for the combustion of pre-mixed fuel and cooling gas. The combustor further includes a venturi having generally annular walls including converging and diverging wall portions that define a constricted portion and positioned between the premixing chamber and the combustion chamber through which the premixed fuel and air pass to the combustion chamber. The walls defining a passage for cooling gas flow extending axially along the combustion chamber and having an exit for flowing cooling gas to the combustion chamber. A plurality of inlets at the converging and diverging wall portions ingest cooling gas into the passage to produce an impingement cooling effect. A plurality of tubulators disposed downstream of the inlets interact with the cooling gas to produce a turbulated cooling effect. The combustor may be effectively fired over a substantial temperature range to reduce the NOx emissions of the combustor. | 01-22-2009 |
Neal W. Grooms, Simpsonville, SC US
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| 20090241553 | Replaceable orifice for combustion tuning and related method - A combustor assembly having a transition piece and at least one orifice assembly in the transition piece, the orifice assembly comprising: a boss having an outside periphery and an inside periphery, the inside periphery including an annular seat and an upstanding flange formed with an annular, inwardly facing retaining ring groove, the boss fixed within an opening in the transition piece; an orifice plate having a bottom surface that is adapted to be received on the annular seat; and a retaining ring located in the retaining ring groove and at least partially engaged with the orifice plate. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20120006031 | REPLACEABLE ORIFICE FOR COMBUSTION TUNING AND RELATED METHOD - A boss and orifice plate assembly comprising an annular boss adapted to be secured in a hole formed in a combustor component, said boss formed with an annular seat supporting a replaceable orifice plate, and an annular retaining ring groove adjacent said seat, said seat extending radially inwardly of said annular retaining ring groove; and a retaining ring seated in said retaining ring groove and at least partially and resiliently engaged between a surface of said groove and a surface of said orifice plate. | 01-12-2012 |
Neal William Grooms, Simpsonville, SC US
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| 20090053054 | LEAKAGE REDUCING VENTURI FOR DRY LOW NITRIC OXIDES (NOx) COMBUSTORS - Disclosed is a leakage reducing venturi for a dry low nitric oxides (NOx) emissions combustor, the venturi including a substantially annular outer liner, a substantially annular inner liner, a venturi channel defined by the annular inner liner and the annular outer liner, the venturi channel including a forward end and an aft end, a forward weld disposed in proximity to the forward end of the venturi channel, the forward weld being configured to connect the annular outer liner with the annular inner liner, and an aft weld disposed in proximity to the aft end of the venturi channel, the aft weld being configured to connect the annular outer liner with the annular inner liner. | 02-26-2009 |
Paul Christopher Grooms, Suwanee, GA US
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| 20120062531 | System, Method and Apparatus for Wireless Communication Between a Wireless Mobile Telecommunications Device and a Remote Wireless Display - A method and apparatus provide for removal of a display screen from a wireless device, or, in a different embodiment, provide for a display screen as a separate and additional device that functions in real time in the same way as if the screen were incorporated in the wireless device. This functionality is enabled by a short range wireless connection, such as Bluetooth, between transceivers located in the wireless device and the display screen device. The display screen device allows a user to monitor the associated wireless device without needing to operate the full device. The display screen device may also have control capability for controlling the wireless device. Thus, a user can monitor, and control, a mobile device from a smaller remote display device while being presented with the information that would be displayed on the display screen of the wireless device. | 03-15-2012 |